Test spools prior to construction.  We do a slack loop every 3000’ or less.  If 
you have damage you can shift slack to add the splice.  Only splice where you 
have to.  I like 30,000’ reels when going long distances.

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> On Feb 8, 2022, at 10:18 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> on long haul direct buy what do you expect unspliced?
> what is the normal mitigation for a midspan unplanned installation damage? I 
> assume that contract terms defined, but what is the norm? Like if you are at 
> a crossing and catch the figure 8 with a track or something?  What about if 
> theres a factory defect in the spool? 
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022 at 8:40 AM Chris Fabien <[email protected]> wrote:
>> We have pretty favorable conditions for both drilling/plowing. We do
>> work in house and also hire some out. Last year we paid $5-8/ft for
>> drilling and $1.50-2/ft for plowing. Production, when I drill with one
>> other guy locating, in open ground we can usually do >1000ft in a full
>> day although often it's more like 6-7 shorter bores in the same day.
>> Plowing, it's all based on how many obstacles. We usually do 1/3 or
>> 1/2 mile a day but that's with crossing a few obstacles, drains,
>> ditches etc. The plow itself can run at ~1mph in easy ground so that's
>> not the limiting factor.
>> 
>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 12:54 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > whether it be crewed or contracted, where do you sit rule of thumb on 
>> > footage expectations on average. I know conditions, soil types, all that 
>> > have a factor to play, but where do you start to cringe on production? 
>> > ducted fiber, direct bury, city and rural.
>> >
>> > What you contracted comfort zone per foot on each? how low per foot before 
>> > you get suspicious, (as in some guy coming in telling you he can put in 
>> > for you at 10 cents a foot in downtown chicago)
>> >
>> > Im looking for numbers excluding the material since that can vary more 
>> > than soil type
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